Good video I have an OshKosh plow truck with a 3406 and I have not started it in 4 years and I anticipate having to prime the fuel system I am glad I watched this before I get into this CAT next week!!
Get some decent jumper leads, the voltage drop from the 3 mile long cables was not helping your cause, plus a set of jumpers from a compatible charging system keeping the batteries charged would help. Surely the struggling starter would have told you it wasn't happy.
I like the showing of all that goes into getting it running as opposed to people who say they don’t want the video to be too long. Then they show it running. Your true ones will watch long videos the fake ones will skip to the end.
I love seeing the starts like this one, but for a totally different reason. I've got a 3126 in my RV, and seeing how these old engines can take years of sitting/abuse and start back up is beyond amazing. My engine is a first generation (96), and this just reinforces my love for the Cat engine!
Good stuff brotherman! Patience and perseverance paid off I’d definitely be interested in getting to see the entire process start to finish, like what comes next for that engine now that you know it turns over and fires and what all goes into fully restoring to like new condition Well done keep ‘em comin!
Of course it will start... but after a few hundred hours the rubber inserts in the head gasket will let go. Then, if ya cheap out, or in my case rush because ice road season is limited, and just do the head gasket intead of a full inframe, the liner o-rings will let go in a few hundred more hours. Then you spend every morning for the next 3 weeks draining a gallon of water out of the bottom oilpan to finish the season. Or so I've been told ;)
I've got old Cummins and old Jimmies going too. The trick to Cummins is use hairspray or axe body spray, they don't like ether. Same with VWs and the little gasoline Hondas. For Jimmies, be ready to block the air because the racks like to stick and make them run away.
Have to ask ,why did you not jump power from the forklift or another machine that was running and charging ? instead of dragging the batteries down to being useless,and I think a good way to connect the batteries is by using proper cables and terminals,bolted up correctly . I think I would have turned the motor over more with the injectors out to really get it spinning. Maybe an electric fuel pump to make sure the fuel system is bled and full of fuel ,looks like you could use a set up with batteries,a fuel pump system ,fuel container ,all on a stand that you use forklift to move about ,but also use the charging system of the fork lift to keep the batteries alive . That video with Casey ,you had to make sure that the run away potential was taken care of ,this motor, would it need the same care for shutting off if needed? It's going to keep us watching ,all these different "see if they run " videos, don't forget that V12 Detroit ,twin turbo , supercharged thing ,have to see that singing on the stand .😊
An aussie land cruiser ute in the U.S ,, that be a rare one indeed ,, next time spraying starter spray try spraying it while engine is turning , you were slow an most of your spray was evaporated before you hit starter button , it sounded very tight in spots while starting it
Thanks Quentin, I appreciate you sharing your procedure. I'm working on a diesel swap in an old pickup,, and even though there is a big difference in the sizes of the engines, your procedure carries over perfectly. Was there less concern about runaway with this one? Keep up the great content! It would be interesting to see your mobile work, and the build of your mobile service truck that Casey brought the service body for. A camera light would help with some of your backlit shots. Your work is too big and heavy to keep repositioning it to get the lighting right, and I think tripod lights or external lights would just be in your way and slow you down too much with having to move them and set them up from shot to shot. The camera light is just a suggestion, there may be better solutions. Congrats on the channel 👍🇨🇦
Great question about the runaway situation, if you noticed i was standing pretty far away from the engine when turning it over. Since it was previously stuck/seized i didn’t want to risk standing next to it with a board just in case it locked up again and tried to rip itself off the stand. I should have explained that better in the video
Would've been nice to see what you're changing between starting attempts. I don't know these big engines ... there's no belts on the pulleys, so what do they drive?
You would have an easier start if you had better connections from the battery to the starter, seems a lot of your hard start is your not getting enough juice for the starter to spin at speed, and that usually is the connections.
Actually don't understand how it was able to pull the motor around with such thin and long cables? They were barely sized to charge the batteries with! Of course, I could have been fooled by the camera perspective and the fact that I myself use ridiculously thick starter cables - the copper diameter is thicker than my thumb! But nowadays I don't dare to give any starting help anymore as modern engines can be damaged so easily...
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It is AMAZING how well these things are made and how they can be revived like this.
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Good video I have an OshKosh plow truck with a 3406 and I have not started it in 4 years and I anticipate having to prime the fuel system I am glad I watched this before I get into this CAT next week!!
Get some decent jumper leads, the voltage drop from the 3 mile long cables was not helping your cause, plus a set of jumpers from a compatible charging system keeping the batteries charged would help. Surely the struggling starter would have told you it wasn't happy.
Now I'm even more curious about that 12V92 you teased on Casey's video. Keep em coming!
I like the showing of all that goes into getting it running as opposed to people who say they don’t want the video to be too long. Then they show it running. Your true ones will watch long videos the fake ones will skip to the end.
Cat is the best hands down they are golden much respect to you love the vid god bless
Dang that was satisfying, thank you for sharing Quentin, much appreciated sir!
great video. you did a really good job explaining everything and why you do it. love it. makes me really miss working on these motors.
Keep ‘em coming brother, great videos 🙏
Thanks for sharing! Keep them coming!
Victory! That was cool. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your excitement. Keep it coming.
Great video dude!
Sweet, persistence pays off, enjoy these will it start with these old engines.
I love seeing the starts like this one, but for a totally different reason. I've got a 3126 in my RV, and seeing how these old engines can take years of sitting/abuse and start back up is beyond amazing. My engine is a first generation (96), and this just reinforces my love for the Cat engine!
Just keep going! You got a good head of patience on your shoulders! Awesome job. I know zero about diesel engines!
Good stuff brotherman! Patience and perseverance paid off
I’d definitely be interested in getting to see the entire process start to finish, like what comes next for that engine now that you know it turns over and fires and what all goes into fully restoring to like new condition
Well done keep ‘em comin!
Of course it will start... but after a few hundred hours the rubber inserts in the head gasket will let go. Then, if ya cheap out, or in my case rush because ice road season is limited, and just do the head gasket intead of a full inframe, the liner o-rings will let go in a few hundred more hours. Then you spend every morning for the next 3 weeks draining a gallon of water out of the bottom oilpan to finish the season. Or so I've been told ;)
Good stuff keep them coming!
Awesome work
Great perseverance!
Very nice 👍 you did not give up. I am happy for you. God bless
Yep that’s what we wanted to see great job
There was no dought in my mind that it would start.
Great stuff brother thank you for explaining thing great channel 👍 👏
What a fantastic video you produced. Love to see those old cats running. A Cummins would NEVER start after sitting for 20 years!
I've got old Cummins and old Jimmies going too. The trick to Cummins is use hairspray or axe body spray, they don't like ether. Same with VWs and the little gasoline Hondas. For Jimmies, be ready to block the air because the racks like to stick and make them run away.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you are great man
Great video cat is a strong motor they never die
Hell ya that is awesome DIESEL POWER!!
Awesome. Diagnostic issues can be a real pain.
Have to ask ,why did you not jump power from the forklift or another machine that was running and charging ? instead of dragging the batteries down to being useless,and I think a good way to connect the batteries is by using proper cables and terminals,bolted up correctly .
I think I would have turned the motor over more with the injectors out to really get it spinning.
Maybe an electric fuel pump to make sure the fuel system is bled and full of fuel ,looks like you could use a set up with batteries,a fuel pump system ,fuel container ,all on a stand that you use forklift to move about ,but also use the charging system of the fork lift to keep the batteries alive .
That video with Casey ,you had to make sure that the run away potential was taken care of ,this motor, would it need the same care for shutting off if needed?
It's going to keep us watching ,all these different "see if they run " videos, don't forget that V12 Detroit ,twin turbo , supercharged thing ,have to see that singing on the stand .😊
Awesome 👍😎
Nice job. Those batteries would of wound that over a lot easier though if you kept the cables short.
Awesome!
An aussie land cruiser ute in the U.S ,, that be a rare one indeed ,, next time spraying starter spray try spraying it while engine is turning , you were slow an most of your spray was evaporated before you hit starter button , it sounded very tight in spots while starting it
Thanks Quentin, I appreciate you sharing your procedure. I'm working on a diesel swap in an old pickup,, and even though there is a big difference in the sizes of the engines, your procedure carries over perfectly.
Was there less concern about runaway with this one?
Keep up the great content! It would be interesting to see your mobile work, and the build of your mobile service truck that Casey brought the service body for. A camera light would help with some of your backlit shots. Your work is too big and heavy to keep repositioning it to get the lighting right, and I think tripod lights or external lights would just be in your way and slow you down too much with having to move them and set them up from shot to shot. The camera light is just a suggestion, there may be better solutions.
Congrats on the channel 👍🇨🇦
Great question about the runaway situation, if you noticed i was standing pretty far away from the engine when turning it over. Since it was previously stuck/seized i didn’t want to risk standing next to it with a board just in case it locked up again and tried to rip itself off the stand.
I should have explained that better in the video
It's a shame you left the valve covers off in the rain during this process
I was always told on the A model the injection pump is at the back of the engine and the B model is at the front
Hell yeah
Would've been nice to see what you're changing between starting attempts. I don't know these big engines ... there's no belts on the pulleys, so what do they drive?
You would have an easier start if you had better connections from the battery to the starter, seems a lot of your hard start is your not getting enough juice for the starter to spin at speed, and that usually is the connections.
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What did you spray inside the intake
What will the engine be used for ?
Is raining day, its needs heat, that is all it needs to start
Don't give it so much either.
It should If you got the know how 😁
Just practicing for the V-12??
Ready when you are haha
whats the story with the 518 skidder in the background? i imagine you have lots of 518 parts?
Parts machine awaiting teardown
Maybe should have had some dead batteries, non energized fuel solenoid and 4 cans of ether. Scared? Why you standing so far away😂
what is this creature u call a 3406 A. No such creatture 😉
If you aren’t smart enough to hear the ether knock maybe you shouldn’t do this type of work.
Actually don't understand how it was able to pull the motor around with such thin and long cables? They were barely sized to charge the batteries with! Of course, I could have been fooled by the camera perspective and the fact that I myself use ridiculously thick starter cables - the copper diameter is thicker than my thumb! But nowadays I don't dare to give any starting help anymore as modern engines can be damaged so easily...